But New Jersey was hit extremely hard by nursing home deaths - with 8,000 of the state's 33,000 COVID deaths among those living or working in such facilities. Yet when the researchers looked at each states' Covid deaths, the top order was shuffled, with Vermont coming out in first. 'States with strict lockdowns had virtually no better performance in Covid death rates than states that remained mostly open for business.' COVID DEATHS: This chart shows how many people per 100,000 died from coronavirus in all 50 states, as well as Washington DC. According to most recent data, daily Covid cases have increased over the past two weeks in 26 U.S. states.

Source: Daily Mail April 12, 2022 05:18 UTC